Evening Star Newspaper, February 10, 1931, Page 19

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SOCIETY o (Continued Prom Second Page.) Mrs. Evelyn Dilliard, Mrs. Gardiner L. Boothe and Mrs. Beran Wells. Dr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Christie en- at dinner in their home on Cathedral avenue, last evening for Dr. and Mrs. Lucius C. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Knowles Cooper, the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. James Shera Montgomery and Col. and Mrs. G. A. McKinney. Mrs. Gunner, wife of Maj. M. J. Gunner, entertained a plrt{ at lunch- eon at the Shoreham Hotel yesterday, the company later playing bridge. In- Norman J. Morrison entertained | the members of her bridge club today Bt luncheon. The guests, who are re- maining throughout the afternoon to bridge, are Mrs. Charles T. Penn, J. J. Byrne, Mrs. Leslie Salter, n 'T. Heflin, Mrs. Kirk Wilkinson, Anm-t Roth and Mrs. Kenneth llru E. D. Rnberuon and her t'lo{ ters, Miss Virginia Robertson and Alice Robertson, have gone to| for some time. Mr. Robertson | remaining in Washington in their ?fl!nt at Wardman Park Hotel. Robertson and his family came | from London and China to Washington several weeks ago. Mrs. Robertson is| the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert | Coltman, who also make their home at| Wardman Park Houl Bachelors Completed _ Cotillion Series Last Night. 1 One of the gayest of dancing parties | was given last evening when the Wash- | Bachelors brought their series of | cotillions to & close. More than 400 | members of the club and their {riends | from diplomatic, official and resident circles attended. | Combined with flags of all the nations were hundreds of variegated balloons, | which added much color to the scene. | Another unusual feature was the wear- | ing by all the men present of wide red | satin ribbons attached on one shoulder and fastened to the opposite lapel with | & large medallion, giving the effect of decorations worn by members of the diplomatic service. These ribbons b:fiu“ ven the men as souvenirs of the ball. e Tt oy ladies, the most A delightful young singer of Washingion, whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. John elaborate yet given by the bachelors, | Walter Graves, announce her engagement fo Mr. Floyd Mason Carver, the wed- were dainty silk boudoir pillows and | ding to take place May 16. —Harris-Ewing Photo. chiffon handkerchiefs, the latter very > 8. cleverly arranged in red valentine boxes wit t old-fashioned paper lace reminder of the approach- . Valentine's day. Brig. Gen. William E. Horton, U. §. A. president of the cotillion, introduced th guests to the receiving line that in cluded Mrs. w-lm Ewing Hope, who | wore an_ unusually becoming gown of | { White ‘satin; Mrs. Prederick H. Payne. | who was in a gold brocaded frock | MISS ALICEGENE GRAVES, in the wheels and’ their escorts keep- ing step with the lively dance time. Leading the figures were Mr. Edward Burr Powell and Mr. Charles Mason Remey, who had as their partners, Miss Eleanor Calvert and Miss Margaret Pey- “SUPERIOR QUALITIES—MODERATE ing the skirt; Princess Margaret Bon- compagni, Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, Mrs. George H. Calvert, jr., in black velvet, and Mrs. Karl D. Klemm, whose prin- | cess gown of white satin was made with a train, and a large bow of the same | material fastened with a brilliant buckle | at the waistline in the back. Gen. Horton, Mr. George H. Calvert, jr., and Maj. Reginald Foster directed | the figures which were more intricate than any heretofore attempted by the dancers, a wheel within a wheel being very beautifully portrayed by the danc- ers, the young girls forming the spokes | — MATTRESSES RENOV Best Service COLUMBIA BEDD! 219 G St N.W. A Partial List of Our February Values 3.PC. COFFEE SET. Sketched. $75.m Regularly $100 $360.00 ST. GEORGE TEA SET. Five pieces. Was $480 KETTLE to match above. Was $315 5-PC. TEA SET. Hand chased. Was $350 $260.00 Regularly $60 engraved. Was $65 HENDERSON Upholster or Refinish Your Furniture You'll be pleased with the results. Was $135 Was $130 . Estimates Furnished James B. Henderson 1108 G St. tomorrow. .. ¢JOSEPH: 200 brand-new Dresses for misses and women...“Dressmaker” type frocks of expensive-looking simplicity . . . Amazing at 9ss An extraordinary event, possible only through the enthusiastic co- operation of our very best makers 100 Print Frocks 50 Jacket Frocks 50 Tailored Frocks | . and Parties I STERLING SILVER REDUCTIONS 3-PC. STEkLING TOILET SET. Sketched. 3-PC. STERLING TOILET SET. Elabornely 3-PC. COFFEE SET. Hand chased. COLONIAL TEA SET. Three piecel. DULIN Q MARTIN Connecticut Ave. ana l” PARKING SERVICE—Connecticut Ave. Entrance. Hours 9 AM. to 6 P.M. R: HARRIS @ = 1224 F STREET = . Entire third devoted to ton Calvert, the pretty and attractive | nest Lee Jahncke; Judge and Mrs, A. A. daughters of Mr. and Mrs. George H.| Hoehling, Capt. and Mrs. John P. Jack- Calvert, jr, who were both in white. |son, Maj. and Mrs. George S. Patton, Immediately following the dancing|jr.; Mme, Lesinoff, Col. Campbell B. of the figures. the entire assemblage | Hodges, Mr. C. Bascom Slemp, Miss was escorted to the presidential ‘dining | Vera Bloom, Maj. Gen. George Owen uroom 1.';::" an old-tuhmn: V"I;:lnh- Squier, Miss Frances A. Marshall, Mr. a upper Was serv e Dominion contributing some of its fa- |And Mrs. Henry A. Willard, 2d; Mrs. mous hams, and Maryland beaten bis- | Robert Love Taylor, Mrs. W. P. Tams, cuits. Dancing was resumed after sup- | Mr. and Mrs. William Jeffries Chewn- per and continued until a hour. Among the young ladies cing the figures were Miss Elizabeth Pillsbury, Miss Kathléen Knox, Miss Garnett Northeutt of New York, Miss Helen Clif- ford, Miss Sophie Beale, Miss Elizabeth Dunlop, Miss Dorothea Lane and her Elizabeth Edson, Miss Virginia Glll'- brook, Miss Devereaux Green, Miss Louise Hoehling, Miss Betty Richards, Miss Katrina McCormick, Miss Sylvia Meredith, Miss Margene Musser, Miss Virginia Flannery, Miss Helen Lee Washington, Miss Maria Sacasa, Miss Katherine Davis, Miss Kathryn Watson, Miss Beatrice Patton, Senorita Lucia Tessada Guzman and Miss Betty West. Among those at the ball were the Chinese Minister and Mme. Wu, Senator and Mrs. Robert M. La Follette, Repre- sentative_and Mrs. Henry St. George Tucker, Representative and Mrs. Clay Stone Briggs, the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs, Walter Ewing Hope, the Assistant Secretary of War and Mrs. Prederick H. Payne, the sistant Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Authorities’ COLORFUL AND QUAINT —are the dining rooms of this “Old Tavern,” where you ean have your | Luncheons—Teas—Dinners Before their bix log fires. | Noon to 8:30 P.M. And Sunday morning breakfast, too. Phone Silver Spring 5 | A short drive, or Pour Corners bus. PRICES” $30.00 $32.50 $| 10.00 99750 That was $65. That was $45. floor is 711 this sale Twelith | Now Located in the Draper Building | 1705 K Street (Corner Conn. Ave.) New Arrivals Spring Chapeaux Fine selection of Henri Bendel hats featuring the new rough straw braids. Also copies of French imports. fi All Winter Hats at Clearance—Sale Prices $2.50, $5.00 and $7.50 "3 Mr. Robert . Her-' m’r X Kelly and Mr. Her Talk at Arts b Tor it Club Tonigh Because of the iliness-of. Mrs.. Archi- | bald Hopkins, the talk which she was to have given tonight at the Arts Club of Washington on “The Alleys of Wash- ington” has been canceled, and Mr. and (Continued on Fourth Page.) Fal Home Furnishing Spring Hats are here! Large and small headsizes . . . smartest ma- terials done in high fashion! Bandeau types . . . extremely styled . . . brimmed and brimless models . . . sport hats aml dressier ones, all are now awasting your review and selection. Priced— From $10.00 Sinicer Theo Bid it Civinon it S Important Consideration in the W.& J Sloane February Event Those dreams for refixrmsl’ung n permd type that room where such a lion's share of one's time is spent can now become rea]lty at a modest fraction of the usual cost—for every Bedroom Suite and Occasional Piece yields its regular price to this pressure for clearance—and you enjoy free- dom of ‘selection with its accompanying saving. 8-piece Hand Decorated Directoire Group NOW e e er e e .- $420 An excep- its favor. -$975 ‘William and Mary Highboy, a very authentic reproduction, constructed throughout of burl walnut, with antique br That was $325. Now . .... Salem Chest in old red finish or old dark Colonial red brown mahogany. That was $145. Now ... Chest of Drawers, Heppelwhite type, maple or walnut construction. s hardware. Now .. Early American Chest of Drawers, in either cherry or maple. Mo . s . E-rly American Mirrors, standing or toilet type, in mahogany, cherry or m-plo. That were $35. Now............ $25 How effectively the Venetian and antiqued gold enamel are combined in this beautiful suite—and with what taste and skill the artistry has been applied! The decorative thought and eoloriny were mspued by a c]nrmmg old Louis XV piece of historic fame. Companion bedl. commode with antique gold mlrror. chest, dreum‘ table with mirror, nite table, chair and bench comprise the eight pieces, Whlc}\ f“ml!h ]““rlo“!]y. $725 was the price. Here's a modern adaptation of a prized Louis XVI suite, of walnut with satinwood inlay and panels of crotch walnut, matched with the nicety of master craftsmanship. This-suite, too, comprises eight pieces—companion ‘beds, com- mode with hanging mirror, chest, dressing table with mirror, nite table, chair and bench. $600 was the price. Now. . This is 18th' century Colonial design—with y inlaid with satinwood, and finished with antiqued brass drawn pulls. tionally graceful type, that never 1 The eight pieces comprise companion beds, bureau with hanging mirror, chest of the high boy design, dressing table with hanging mirror, nite table, chair and bench. $485 was the price. Now ... Can be had with double size bed at $240. "$550 penod has been borrowed the design of this effective group, in cherry and maple, which sends thoughts back te old New England d when the soft amber finish and simple spelled supreme and superb fashion—re. ed now in this handsome suite of eight pieces—companion beds, buresu with mirror, chest, dressing table with mirven, nite table, chair and bench, both with rush seats, 3425 was the price. Now «xuu3375 Designing art created a French school of distinctive character that held sway during the reign of the two Louis—XV and XVI. Prima Veva and maple best suite the type, and mar- quetry inlays and hand-done enamel decorations accentuate the graceful lines. Companion beds, commode with lnnyind mirror, chest, dressing table with mirror, nite table, chair and bench, upholstered in rich brocade. 3750 was the price. Now wmas-3645% Or Perhaps an Occasxonal Pxece —with here, also, major savings through the deep reductions. Mahogany Lowboy, of true Colonial type. T’Iat was ’105. Now .............‘65 Colonial Poster Bed, genuine mahogany or curly maple, with reeded posts and gracefully turned finals. That was $115. Now ......ceu.....385% Swivel Dreum( Table Chair, upholstered in chintz. That was $50. Now ......ue. s $37-50 Boudoir Chair, upholstered in chints, Early American prints, brocades and damask. That was $60. Now ..............%45 Mahogany Powder Table, Sheraton design. That was $50. Now ............$3730 The openin¢ of a charde account may be easily arranged, and its convenience enjoyed. 1843 7 i §

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